Coursework

The PSM in Digital Curation and Management requires a total of 31 credit hours of coursework, including

• An internship where students can apply their knowledge to practice
• Intensive digital curation coursework
• Business and professional skills training

Required School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Courses (19 credits)

• INLS 722 Introduction to Metadata Architectures and Applications (1.5)
• INLS 750 Introduction to Digital Curation (3)
• INLS 751 Advanced Digital Curation (3)
• INLS 765 Information Technology Foundations for Managing Digital Collections (1.5)
• INLS 766 Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories (1.5)
• INLS 767 Information Assurance (3)
• INLS 794 Digital Curation Internship (4)
• INLS 800 Seminar Series in Digital Curation (1.5)

SILS Electives (Students select 4.5 credits)

• INLS 626 Introduction to Big Data and NoSQL (1.5)
• INLS 712 Introduction to Text Mining (1.5)
• INLS 714 Introduction to Information Analytics (1.5)
• INLS 724 Introduction to Electronic Records Management

Business Fundamentals and Professional Skills Courses (7.5 credits)

• GRAD710: Professional Communication: Writing (1.5)
• GRAD711: Professional Communication: Presenting (1.5)
• GRAD712: Leadership in the Workplace (1.5)
• GRAD713: Applied Project Management: Frameworks, Principles and Techniques (1.5)
• GRAD714: Introduction to Financial Accounting (1.5)